Rosalind Richards

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California Composer Rosalind Richards is a classically trained flutist who brings us her latest album titled "Bamboo Wind." It's a collection of beautiful tracks inspired by Asian music featuring the flute and ancient traditional instruments of Japan, China, and Bali, with moods ranging from dramatic to meditative, happy, and mysterious. Rosalind's beautiful flute playing helps to uplift the music, along with the well-timed touches of dramatic gongs, bells, taiko drums, and shakuhachi. Be sure to listen to Lantern in the Wind and Japanese Zen Garden.

Her recent albums Eclec-tricity and World Flute Kaleidoscope blend music styles from around the world, including Celtic, India, Bali, Latin, Africa, South America, and the Middle East. Her World Fusion tracks have been sold to film directors in Europe and are receiving airplay on international radio. Some World Music compositions are Celtic Wind, Renaissance Garden, Andean Hopscotch, Irish Reel, Bali Java Jam, Maasaii Jumping, Japanese Zen Garden, Medieval Faire, Coming Storm, Raga Sunrise, and Ganges Dancer highlight exotic sounds from around the world.

Rosalind has produced five albums, and she recently won recognition by the famous Japanese Cultural Center in Kyoto with the purchase of her song "Butterfly Wings." Her music also is being used in films internationally. As an expert on ethnic rhythms and song structure, she has taught World Music classes at two San Diego universities for over 10 years. Earlier, Rosalind's group Ginseng played concert venues with Frank Zappa's band, The Mothers of Invention.

Calm, Chinese folk ensemble with traditional instruments of guzheng and xiao flute. Sweet, refined piece perfect for restaurants, travel documentary, cooking show or doing Tai Chi. Great soundtrack for film or TV. Instrumental, Japanese Music, Japanese Traditional Folk Music

Light-hearted Asian style piece with playful kotos and flute interweaving. Perfect background for a Wedding Celebration or new adventure or beginning. Magical journey. Children playing in a Japanese courtyard. Birthday party or happy news. Instrumental, Japanese Music, Japanese Dramatic Music

Celebration and festivities in the Andes. Laughing, playing children. Fun, playful, joyful. Perfect for story about children. Simple flute with guitarron and drum portrays happy day in the town square. Travel documentary or family show. Bright colors. Powerful steady beat. Unexpected tango midway. Instrumental, Childrens Music, Children / instr. / world

Bells, gongs, drums and xylophones playfully exchange rhythms creating a charming and delicate piece. Good for Travel documentary or Sci-fi or just to have your morning coffee with. The inscrutable Orient weaves another spell as we submerge into mystery and strange desire. Instrumental, Asian Music, Indonesian music

Suspenseful and fun Danny Elfman-styled "Night Before Christmas." Dramatic crescendo builds into a cool gamelan-like tapestry with soaring flute lifting this unique track. Asian world instruments give it a delicate feel with a modern twist. Great for advertising, dramatic or romantic film. Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Whimsical Music

Joyful Celebration filled with energy and lightness. Good dancing music or background for film, TV or commercial evoking Renaissance, Middle Ages or olden days. Romantic couple dancing first time or innocent love. Beat is catching with flutes, guitars, harps, violins and drum. Playing in a garden. Instrumental, European Music, English Music

Perfect period piece or film score about Renaissance or Middle Ages. Highly energetic dance full of joy, hope and promise. New love, victory, optimism. new love in a garden or dancing. Evokes simpler times, innocence, purity. Flute, guitar, harp intertwine. A cafe in French, England or Ireland. Instrumental, European Music, French Music

Romantic new love in a garden or dancing. Evokes simpler times, innocence, purity. Flute, guitar, harp intertwine. A cafe in French, England or Italy or film about Renaissance or Middle Ages. Perfect for history, TV documentary, period piece or film score. Instrumental, European Music, English Music

Parade of Scottish Bagpipes marching magnificently with pipe and drum. Beautiful flutes carried along by the rhythmic march beat. Banners flying, jugglers and clowns, children with fancy foods, running and playing, nobility strolling, booths with fruits, fish and wares, a happy village. Instrumental, European Music, Scottish Music

The road is clear ahead, past behind. A new beginning, a new day. Problems are over now. Great travel music. Flute moves piece forward with powerful string underneath. A chase scene or getaway on the highway or train. Moving, traveling, making out of town to a new life. Action thriller or adventure, Instrumental, Jazz Music, Dramatic Jazz

Celtic instrumental piece with warm, uplifting flutes and indigenous drums. Hypnotic and moving, perfect for romantic drama or epic film score. Spacious and soaring feeling which inspires thoughts of love and beauty. Memories of lost love, new love or images of lush green hills or of vistas of home. Instrumental, European Music, Irish Music

Smooth, sexy city scene. Hope in is the air. A promising new date or romantic adventure. Travel music. Film or TV instrumental. Flute gives it heartwarming and soaring feel with cool beat. Driving along the Hudson River Parkway to a new beginning. City scene on subway, train, traveling. Instrumental, Dramatic Music, Energizing Music

Flute meanders through beautiful scene with golden tones. A drum enters giving it an ancient quality of times past or early cultures. The Wind enters making it haunting and mysterious and beautiful. Perfect for travel or history documentary or even futuristic. Movie about spiritual journey. Instrumental, New Age Music, Meditation

Longing flute and zither weave a sad tale using the beautiful pentatonic oriental scale to evoke mystery. Birds and wind accompany giving the instrumental music a natural and organic feel. Reminiscent of a lonely monk walking through a hard terrain. Perfect cinematic or opening credits to movie. Instrumental, Japanese Music, Japanese Dramatic Music

Sweet melody of the flute evokes lovely memories. Simple and innocent. A perfect balance. Primeval.
Travel documentary of rainforest. Swinging on a hammock under a tree. Perfect for massage or meditation.
Children running and dancing. Instrumental, New Age Music, Meditation

Sweet and simple flute melody. Innocent folk song of ancient peoples and times. Travel and vacation documentary. Nature or spa show. Tinge of sadness or loss. Great for medical drama. Instrumental, New Age Music, Meditation

Haunting wind in background with peaceful low sounding alto flute mysteriously entering. Great for soap opera or romantic drama with storm brewing. Good for opening credits, Instrumental, New Age Music, Meditation

Mellow alto flute deepens the relaxation. Healing and meditative. Perfect for spa or yoga.
Floating down a stream without a care in the world. Rocking the baby to sleep. Instrumental, New Age Music, Meditation

Lovely, relaxing Asian piece with flute, wind and a beautiful zither. Pleasing sounds gently weave together with the wind in the background making is a perfect for a walk in nature. Perfect for Discovery channel or Travel or cooking show. Peaceful and light section in film. Instrumental, Chinese Music, Chinese Folk Ensembles

Lovely, relaxing Asian piece with flute, wind and a beautiful zither. Pleasing sounds gently weave together with the wind in the background making is a perfect for a walk in nature. Perfect for Discovery channel or Travel or cooking show. Peaceful and light section in film. Instrumental, Japanese Music, Japanese Traditional Folk Music

Lively, syncopated guitar with staccato flutes. Chef making dramatic Paella, Flamenco dancer at a small restaurant, two diners sharing a secret on a busy patio, leaving for an adventure in a Spanish town, Moonlight in Seville listening to music on the streets. Romantic interlude. Party, dancing. Instrumental, World Fusion, Latin World Fusion

Well-produced and beautiful track filled with ancient instruments of Japan, flute, shakuhachi, kotos, gongs, taiko drums. Magical with waterfalls and chimes in background, great for Disney fantasy or opening theme for film or travel documentary. Instrumental, Japanese Music, Japanese Dramatic Music